by Marsha | Nov 6, 2023 | Pip's BLOG
Who knows? I admit I don’t update my website like I should, but for today, here’s a newer piece! So, take a look at The Green Man and imagine what he might be up...
by Marsha | Mar 2, 2023 | Pip's BLOG
My friend Janet was an artist. She was my children’s high school art teacher. For many years I knew her as just that: talented, dedicated artist and teacher, an acquaintance. Some years later, after my kids were grown, Janet contacted me to see if I might be...
by Marsha | Jan 30, 2023 | Pip's BLOG
Attached is a link to an exhibition featuring an artists’ group I am part of: Women Strong. We are a group of female artists focused on building community through art. There are 12 of us in total, though not everyone appears in this video. Please enjoy....
by Marsha | Aug 30, 2022 | Pip's BLOG, Works in Progress
My change of plan for my shipping container is underway. I am returning to my strength, which is collage, color and pattern. Currently I am working on a small model and plan to see how it works in the container. I am feeling better about this pivot in my plan, so...
by Marsha | Aug 22, 2022 | Pip's BLOG, Works in Progress
So, I have been working on this project for what seems like forever… I was given a 10 by 20-foot shipping container so I could create an art installation inside of it. I painted the exterior silver, and decided I wanted mirrored interior walls. Traditional mirror is...
by Marsha | Sep 14, 2024 | Pip's BLOG
Since I have posted anything! Oops, so easy to let it slip. So, this will be a quick one. I have a show opening on Oct. 4 at Front Street Studios in Dayton. My artist group, Women Strong, will be showing a few of our favorite things! Here is one of mine: Watch it...
by Marsha | Apr 4, 2022 | Pip's BLOG
by Marsha | Mar 10, 2022 | More art, Pip's BLOG
by Marsha | Feb 28, 2022 | Pip's BLOG
Isabel Allende Each day I receive an inspiring quote in my email. Today’s quote was especially apropos for creatives. It comes from Chilean author Isabel Allende, who writes daily and begins a new novel every year on January 8. While I must confess that I do not...
by Marsha | Jan 12, 2022 | Pip's BLOG
With hope, I think. How else can we go forward in this challenging time? It’s so easy to feel discouraged, or to languish, as The New York Times so aptly phrased it, as we enter yet another year of pandemic. So let’s do our best to stay hopeful, and find a...
by Marsha | Dec 1, 2021 | Pip's BLOG
Today I hung a new exhibition of 30 images all based on tree forms. Twelve are collage on canvas and all are variations on the same tree. I have been thinking for several years about how does one represent a year? These are part of this inquiry. The other 18 pieces...
by Marsha | Oct 5, 2021 | Pip's BLOG
APPRECIATING THE SPIDER’S WORK This morning as I was getting ready to head to the studio I noticed two separate sets of neighbors pause on the sidewalk outside my door. Each one stooped with their phone cameras and snapped a picture. One walked on, but the other...
by Marsha | Jun 23, 2020 | Pip's BLOG
This is a collage titled “Juggling Jars”. It’s Aquarius, the Water Carrier. The water is pouring out of the jars he juggles. The constellation Aquarius is defined by very thin copper...
by Marsha | May 18, 2020 | Pip's BLOG
ARTIST: MARSHA PIPPENGER, Dayton, Ohio POET: AIMEE NOEL, Dayton, Ohio INTRODUCTION: This exhibition will hang at The McMillan Gallery in Dayton, Ohio through the spring. Due to coronavirus, the opening was live on Facebook. Collaborating with a talented local poet,...
by Marsha | Apr 22, 2020 | Pip's BLOG
First Friday of May I open a new exhibition with Aimee Noel who is a Dayton poet. The show, “Meet Me Home” is a response to issues of immigration. I made art and Aimee wrote poetry in response. Here’s a teaser: This one is Circle Two: Shut Out, part...